We're pretty sure that whoever posted this detailed Samsung Galaxy S 4 review shouldn't have done so, yet they did, presumably in order to rake up some page visits ahead of the smartphone's official announcement. Unfortunately, all of it is in Chinese - a language we're not fluent in, yet good thing that we have Google Translate to rescue us.

First of all, the review confirms a number of Samsung Galaxy S 4 specs, including the use of a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC running at 1.8GHz and paired with 2GB of RAM. The main camera is also said to be of 13 megapixels, just as we expected.

But here's where it starts to get really interesting. Close-up photos of the smartphone's 5-inch, 1080p Super AMOLED HD screen reveal that a new sub-pixel arrangement is in use - an arrangement that has not been present on any other Samsung display. What's the benefit from all that will be known with certainty in a few hours, but our guess is that it might have something to do with that fancy new PHOLED technology we've been hearing about.

The reviewer also confirms the presence of an infrared blaster on the Samsung Galaxy S 4 - a feature we saw not long ago on the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Basically, it allows one to use the smartphone as a remote control for their TV or home entertainment system. We won't be surprised if there's a dedicated TV guide application available on the Galaxy S 4, made to recommend channels and TV shows and capable of switching to the channel currently running that content.

Interestingly, there is no wireless charging present on the Samsung Galaxy S 4, according to the review. That becomes evident from the photo of the smartphone placed on a wireless charging pad with its battery clearly not charging up.

More about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be known in just a few hours. The smartphone's official announcement is scheduled to begin at 7PM Eastern time so stay tuned for our coverage!

Really disappointed by the lack of wireless charging on these new devices. Nokia must have been ahead of its time in this department or Manufacturers aren't taking it seriously (HTC only on Verizon devices?). It really is a good innovation. The galaxy S 4 is nice, but still not perfect. I would like new materials and design, until then I'll favor the HTC One.

You're right, wireless QI charging is a feature that's worth it's salt, and I have no clue why Samsung decided to omit something useful that is relatively easy to impliment. Power charging sleeves do offer that capability, but it's a pain if that feature is not built into your device...

How is it more innovative, it is literally doing what everyone else did/will do this year. Bigger screen? Check. 1080p resolution? Check. Faster processor? Check. More Ram? Check. Same camera module that everyone else will have this year? Check.

Wow, today I learned that being innovative means doing the exact same thing as everyone else. Imagine that.

But I agree, it wasn't a very innovative year, not that I dont welcome these improvements....I just hate samsung fanboys more than apple fanboys, interestingly I have had both the galaxy s and the iphone 4s.

I agree with a_merryman, there are phones that have far more inovation than this, example is HTC they at least tried to do something new like the dual speakers and amplifiers, also the Ultrapixel camera which has its advantages and disadvantages.

A 5-inch screen is TOO big, battery tests have shown that it holds a good charge, and you can't compare build quality and design because the One beats it in all aspects while the S4 has the same old plastic build and design. And explain how a body made with nothing but metal is damaged easier than a body made of nothing but plastic? And let me explain something to you: metal weighs more than plastic.

the "smaller" screen is really not something that makes the One worse considering it has a better pixel density:). The One looks infinitely better than this cheap piece of ugly plastic. "damage easier" ?? Not really since there really is not any glass like the Z. Aluminum should stand up better to damage than plastic if i"m not mistaken...

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